Courses are two hours every day for five days, and can be taken for partial credit (without paper) or full credit (with submission of a paper after the course).

POSTER SESSIONS

Participants are encouraged to present their research to teachers and fellow researchers in the form of a poster on Monday evenings (June 13th and June 20th. 8.30 pm).

There is no need to make a completely new poster if you have one available from a prior event! If you wish to participate, please make sure that you mark the poster option on the registration form.

A presentation certificate will be issued after the poster session.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

In each week of the Summer School, there will be a welcoming reception and a restaurant dinner. The venue also offers several leisure and sporting facilities. Please bring your sporting clothes and favourite music with you. More information can be found at the website.

During the weekend in the middle of the Summer School, there will be a social program for the participants registered for both weeks.

TUITION AND ACCOMMODATION FEES

Graduate students of the partner institutes of LOT can participate free of charge (tuition fees and accommodation). For other participants the tuition fees are € 175 for one week and € 300 for two weeks.

Accommodation (including breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks and dinner) at the Summer School venue is offered for € 40 per person per night.

Participants who are not staying at the Summer School venue will be charged € 100 per week for lunch and refreshments during the coffee breaks.

REGISTRATION

Registration is open till May 13th 2011.

VENUE AND TRANSPORTATION

The LOT school is being organized at La Foresta, a conference centre just outside Leuven (about 7 kilometers) in the middle of a forest. Leuven is a historical university town located 26 kilometers east of Brussels and is well connected with the rest of Belgium and neighboring countries.

From Brussels International Airport there is a direct train shuttle service to Leuven, which takes about 15 minutes. From the Leuven railway station, you can easily take a bus or a taxi to the venue.

Charleroi Airport (“Brussels South”) has a lot of RyanAir flights. From Charleroi there is a bus service to the railway station Brussel Zuid (Bruxelles Midi). From Brussels there are direct trains to Leuven (approx. 30 mins). You can consult the NMBS website for timetables.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

In each week of the Summer School, there will be a welcoming reception, a poster session, an invited evening lecture and a restaurant dinner. The venue also offers several leisure and sporting facilities.

During the weekend in the middle of the Summer School, there will be a social program for the participants registered for both weeks.

TUITION FEES

Graduate students of the partner institutes of LOT can participate free of charge (tuition fees and accommodation). For other participants the tuition fees are € 175 for one week and € 300 for two weeks.

Accommodation (including breakfast, lunch and dinner) at the Summer School venue is offered for € 37 – € 42 per person per night, depending on the type of room.

Participants who are not staying at the Summer School venue can sign up for lunch and refreshments during the coffee breaks for € 100 per week.

REGISTRATION

Registration forms and other practical information will be made available on our website in March 2011.

If you are not a graduate student of LOT and you want to be sure of your participation and housing, please send a message to lotschool@arts.kuleuven.be mentioning your name and affiliation as well as the week(s) of interest as soon as possible.

VENUE

The LOT school is being organized at La Foresta, a conference centre just outside Leuven (about 7 kilometers) in the middle of a forest. Leuven is a historical university town located 26 kilometers east of Brussels and is well connected with the rest of Belgium and neighboring countries.

From Brussels International Airport there is a direct train shuttle service to Leuven, which takes about 15 minutes. From the Leuven railway station, you can easily take a bus or a taxi to the venue.

Charleroi Airport (“Brussels South”) has a lot of RyanAir flights. From Charleroi there is a bus service to the railway station Brussel Zuid (Bruxelles Midi). From Brussels there are direct trains to Leuven (approx. 30 mins). You can consult the NMBS website for timetables.

Information about La Foresta can be found on the website. Additional information will be posted on our website in due course.